The aim of the current study was to evaluate the one- and two-year effectiveness of the KEIGAAF intervention, a school-based mutual adaptation intervention, on the BMI z-score (primary outcome), and energy balance-related behaviors (secondary outcomes) of children aged 7–10 years. A quasi-experimental …

Research suggests some sequences of examples and problems (i.e., EE, EP) are more effective (higher test performance) and efficient (attained with equal/less mental effort) than others (PP, sometimes also PE). Recent findings suggest this is due to motivational variables (i.e., self-efficacy), but did …

Onderzocht wordt hoe de begeleiding van plotseling vermogend geworden personen in Nederland kan worden verbeterd. Er wordt gekeken naar de beweegredenen van deze personen om te kiezen voor een bepaald type vermogensmanager. Door middel van diepte-interviews met vermogensmanagers en met plotseling vermogende …

Background: For a stress-management app to be persuasive and impactful, designers and developers should obtain a clear perspective of the value proposition according to key stakeholders before development. However, this is often not the case. In order to increase the chance of creating an impact by means …

This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings—things that people consider to be important—of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were …

Samen met (assistent)afdelingsleiders is in een actieonderzoek onderzocht hoe zij hun leidinggevende en begeleidingsvaardigheden kunnen verbeteren. Na afloop blijkt het reflectief handelen te zijn toegenomen. Ook hebben de (assistent)afdelingsleiders meer kennis van diverse gespreksvaardigheden en weten …

Abstract: Background Non-compliance to, or drop-out from treatment for childhood ADHD, result in suboptimal outcome. Non-compliance and drop-out may be due to mismatches between patients’ care needs and treatments provided. This study investigated unmet care needs in ADHD patients. Unmet needs were …

In this chapter, the focus is on arithmetic which for the Netherlands as a trading nation is a crucial part of the mathematics curriculum.The chapter goes back to the roots of arithmetic education in the sixteenth century and compares it with the current approach to teaching arithmetic. In the sixteenth …

The transfer and adoption of school-wide approaches, like School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), from one country to another, is an underexamined process. SWPBIS was mainly developed in the US. Although research shows that implementation of SWPBIS contributes to a positive …